About Baharagora

Baharagora (Oriya-, Bengali-, Hindi-) is a small town in East Singhbhum district & situated on the south-east corner of Jharkhand, India. It is 95km away from Jamshedpur. Kolkata-Mumbai National Highway 6 passes through this place. National Highway 33 connects NH 6 at Baharagora and NH 2 at Barhi, Jharkhand. Baharagora became a block in the year 1956. Since it is located at the border, Orissa is 5km and West Bengal is 15km away from this place. Although the official language of the state is Hindi, the local language in this area is a blend of Oriya and Bengali. This region was a part of erstwhile Gajapati Empire of Orissa. In fact except some govt. employees, all localites use either Bengali or Oriya as primary mode of education. In the erstwhile state of Bihar, textbooks were also released in Oriya and Bengali. baharagora.com Baharagora is located at 2217N 8643E / 22.28N 86.72E / 22.28; 86.72. It has an average elevation of 79m (259ft)....